Boycott of ‘Django Unchained’ action figures announced
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"Django Unchained" the movie is one thing, but "Django Unchained" action figures/collectables is a whole 'nother matter as far as Project Islamic Hope's Najee Ali and a coalition of African America community leaders are concerned.
They're calling for a boycott of the "Django Unchained" collectables. A press conference is set for Tuesday, January 8.
If you haven't heard, as the Daily Beast's Karu Daniels reports, the "National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. (NECA), in tandem with the Weinstein Company, announced a full line of consumer products based on characters from the movie. First up are pose-able eight-inch action figures with tailored clothing, weaponry, and accessories in the likeness of characters played by Foxx, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Remar and Christoph Waltz. The dolls are currently on sale via Amazon.com."
In a press release, NECA president Joel Weinshanker said the company was "very excited to bring the stellar cast of 'Django' to life and honored to be working with another Tarantino masterpiece."
Well, to put it simply, Ali and community leaders are not excited the prospect of the "Django" cast being brought to life.
"Selling slaves as action figures is a slap in the face of our ancestors. Tarantino and Weinstein didn't have action figures for their movie " Inglorious Basterds" because they know the Jewish community would never allow it and the African American community shouldn't allow anyone to disrespect our ancestors," stated Najee Ali, Director of Project Islamic Hope.
For more information you can contact Project Islamic Hope (via Najee Ali: mrnajee@aol.com).
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